baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-190221478-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Waterproof Cloaks and Coverings.
Inventor: MANDLEBERG SAMUEL LAWRENCE
Filed: 1902-10-02
Granted: 1903-08-06
Abstract: 21,478. Mandleberg, S. L., and Wyatt, A. H.L. Oct. 2. Ground-sheets.-Relates to a waterproof covering which may be worn by either a pedestrian or rider, and which, with the aid of a ground-sheet, forms a sleeping-bag. Fig. 1 shows in part the cloak stretched out with the exterior surface uppermost. Fig. 2 shows half of the cloak reversed. The cloak has eyelets k all round its periphery, so that, when stretched out, it can be laced down to a waterproof or other sheet by a cord or any other suitable means such as glove fastenings. When used as a sleeping-bag, either side may be uppermost. The ground-sheet may be made of some thin material, so that, when folded, it will go in a pocket, or a waterproof lining may be arranged to serve also as a ground-sheet.
Patent GB-190222361-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Draw Gear and Buffing Apparatus
Inventor: MCCORMICK JOHN HENRY
Filed: 1902-10-14
Granted: 1903-01-22
Abstract: 22,361. McCormick, J. H. Oct 14. Draw-gear; buffers.-A draw-gear is fitted with a buffing-apparatus in which the friction of surfaces sliding over each other is used to absorb the momentum and prevent the rebound of heavy cars. The draw-bar 1, Fig. 1, is connected to a yoke 2 which embraces two flanged plates or slides 3, 4 in the flanges of the sill plates 8. Between the plates 3, 4 are placed four or more movable segments 5, 5<a>, 5<b>, 5<c>, Fig. 3, of which the segments 5, 5<b> bear against the plate 3, and the segments 5a, 5c bear against the plate 4. The segments are held in place by inwardly-peojecting sectors s, between which and the projection 4<a> is placed the spring or springs 6, Fig. 1. The draught upon the draw-bar 1 compresses the spring 6 until the bevelled parts of the flange on the plate 4 bears against the bevelled ends of the segments 5<a>, 5<c>, Fig. 3, and press them inwards. The inward movement is resisted by the segments 5<b>, 5<c>, which are prevented from moving outwards by the parallel parts of the flange of the plate 4, thus causing between the flanges 5<d>, 5<e> of the segments friction sufficient to resist any longitudinal movements. A push upon the draw-bar 1 causes a similar action of the plate 3 upon the segments 5, 5<b>. The recesses in the flanges 5<e>, are filled with wood or composition. The parts are moved back again by the spring 6, any resistance which the draw-bar offers being increased by the friction between the segments.
Patent GB-190302258-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Selection of Springs for Balance-wheels of Watches and Clocks.
Inventor: CORNIOLEY GUSTAVE EMILE
Filed: 1903-01-30
Granted: 1903-03-05
Abstract: 2258. Cornioley, G. E. Jan. 30. Tools for use in selecting the hair-springs to go with a particular balance. To avoid distortion of the collet or of the hair-spring by removal from the balance arbor if unsuitable, an adapter, as shown, is provided, which takes the collet on its conical half and clips upon the arbor.
Patent GB-190307340-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in or relating to Tandem and other Compound Engines.
Inventor: GOODE EDWIN JOHN
Filed: 1903-03-30
Granted: 1903-05-07
Abstract: 7340. Goode, E. J., and Wells, F. B. March 30. Starting.-Tandem or other compound engines are provided with a valve f, which admits steam from the high-pressure chest a to the exhaust pipe c leading to the low-pressure chest b. The valve is' opened when the starting-lever e is raised to the position 3, beyond the position 2 for normal working, and the end of the valve-spindle d engages the lever h. The invention is shown applied to a traction engine.
Patent GB-190309206-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Methods of and Apparatus for Transforming Electrical Energy.
Inventor: HEWITT PETER COOPER
Filed: 1903-04-23
Granted: 1903-06-25
Abstract: 9206. Hewitt, P. C. April 25, A.D. 1902, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Telegraphs.-Relates to means for producing a periodic flow of current, or rapid interruptions, by means of a high resistance which is broken down by a high potential and then offers very slight resistance, such as in a mercury vapour lamp, the resistance being immediately built up on the fall of potential due to the drop in the resistance. The lamp may be used as a spark gap for wireless telegraphy. Fig. 1 shows one arrangement, in which the generator 1 supplies current to the lamp or interrupter 4. An inductance 6 is arranged in series and a condenser or other capacity device 5 in shunt. By suitably adapting the lamp, the inductance, and the condenser, any desired character and rapidity of interruption can be produced. A transformer may be arranged in the circuit at 17. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 2, a condenser 12 is arranged before the inductances 6 and a transformer 17 may be placed between two condensers 5 and 20. The electrodes may be of volatile or non-volatile material.
Patent GB-190310535-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Turning Gears for Vehicles.
Inventor: MACKENZIE JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-05-08
Granted: 1903-11-05
Abstract: 10,535. Mackenzie, J. W., [Automatic Short Turn Gear Co.]. May 8. Undercarriages; steering.-The axles of a buggy carriage, wagon, truck, or other vehicle are connected by toothed or belt gearing in order to facilitate turning or steering. The body c, Fig. 1, of the buggy is mounted on side bars b on springs i on triangular plates e, which are connected to each other by bars f and to the sectors d by pivots d'. The sectors d are provided with curved racks h<3>, and are connected by a spindle h having the wheels h<2> at its ends, so that both axles are moved equally in turning corners &c., as shown in Fig. 2. The sectors d are prevented from moving too far by stops j<2> in slots j in the sectors e. The bars f are connected by keepers g, and the shaft h may be fitted with collars h<4>, Fig. 1. In a modification, shown in Fig. 5, the plates d are fitted with drums k connected by two steel or other cords &c. n, the ends of which are secured in grooves m in the drums k.
Patent GB-190312159-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Butter Substitute.
Inventor: MAPLETON HUGH THOMAS
Filed: 1903-05-28
Granted: 1904-04-07
Abstract: 12,159. Mapleton, H. T. May 28. Butter substitutes.-A butter substitute is obtained by combining emulsified nuts, such as barcelona nuts, brazils, almonds, walnuts, and .coconuts, with coconut fat and nut oils. When barcelona nuts, brazils, or walnuts are used, they are thoroughly dried, rubbed about in sleves to remove the skins, broken and ground into an emulsion or paste, and then mixed and re-ground with coloured or uncoloured coco-nut fat. Nut oil, such as almond, hazel, or pea-nut oil, may be added to soften the product. Almonds and similar nuts are blanched before being ground.
Patent GB-190314362-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tool-holders
Inventor: BELLOWS CHARLES FRANKLIN
Filed: 1903-06-27
Granted: 1903-07-30
Abstract: 14,362. Lake, H. H., [Bellows, C. F.]. June 27. Screwdrivers; w o o dboring bits; handles.-A tool-holder for carrying a screwdriver, countersink, reamer, or the like, has a shank A slotted at one end a and magnetized at that end so that, when the blade of a steel tool is inserted in the slot, the tool is retained in place. The end of the shank is encircled by a sleeve, of non-magnetic metal.
Patent GB-190316281-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Driving and Speed Gear for Motor Cars and the like.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1903-07-23
Granted: 1904-07-14
Abstract: 16,281. Boult, A. J., [Soc. C. E. Henriod et Cie.]. July 23. Motor road vehicles.- Relates to a change-speed gear for motor cars and the like of the type in which a set of spurwheels mounted loosely upon the driving-shaft is caused to come into successive engagement with another set mounted upon a parallel shaft. Fig. 1 shows the invention as applied to a driving axle having a differential gear c. The casing of the differential gear is connected to a tube mounted upon the axle b and having portions h, i of cylindrical and square cross-sections respectively. Upon the cylindrical portion of this tube is mounted a bevel-wheel m, which is driven from the engine shaft and which is connected to the hub of a pinion p constantly in mesh with the end wheel q of the series of spur-wheels q, r, s fixed upon a countershaft in the casing g. Upon the square portion of the tube are mounted two pinions k, l, which can be moved along the tabe by means of a fork j. These normally rotate at the same speed as the pinion p, being connected thereto by a clutch v, x, but, when they are shifted towards the right, the pinions k, l successively engage with the pinions r, s, thus giving slower speeds and ultimately the pinion l comes into mesh with a pinion u, which reverses the direction of motion. The pinion a is mounted upon a second countershaft and is driven through the spur-wheel t from the pinions.
Patent GB-190319290-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Generators.
Inventor: SMITH FREDERICK SMALLWOOD
Filed: 1903-09-07
Granted: 1903-12-17
Abstract: 19,290. Smith, F. S. Sept. 7. Instantaneous generators.- A number of specially-formed discs 14, Fig. 1, are arranged alternately with spacing-members 13, and the whole is bolted together and enclosed in a casing 4, which is fitted at the lower part with gas burners or other heating-devices. The narrow cavities 30, 30<a> formed between the faces of each disc and the contiguous faces of the spacing- members, communicate with the longitudinal water and steam passages 26<a>, 27 respectively. These longitudinal passages are constituted by segmental ports formed through the discs and spacing - members near their centre. Water admitted intermittently to the end of the passage 26<a> from a pipe is sprayed, by means of short inclined surfaces 29, into the spaces or cavities 30, where it is flashed into steam. Small holes 31 near the outer edges of these cavities allow the steam to pass into the cavities 30<a> on the opposite sides of the discs, and thence into the passage 27, from which it escapes through a pipe 37 at the end. Figs. 3 and 4 show, respectively, the opposite faces of one of the discs 14. In Fig. 3, the central boss 24 is circular except that it is broken at the upper part by the water port 26<a>. The lower part, below the steam port 37, lies flush with the face of the spacer, and prevents the steam escaping from that side of the disc below the steam outlet. Around the boss and on the face of the disc, is formed the short incline 29, shown clearly in Fig. 5, for spraying the water into the cavity 30. On the opposite face of the disc, the central boss is cut away around the port 27, as shown in Fig. 4, to allow the steam to escape from the cavity 30<a>. Holes 25, 33 for the securing-bolts are provided at the centre and near the edge of each disc. The spacing-members 13 consist of two discs arranged parallel to each other, and having a central hub in which the steam and water ports are formed. The bosses 19, Fig. 1, between the discs of the spacers, through which the securing-bolts are passed, serve to deflect the heated gases from the gas burners &c.
Patent GB-190323584-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Brushes for Cleaning, Polishing and Kindred purposes.
Inventor: SUTER FRANK WEST
Filed: 1903-10-30
Granted: 1904-01-07
Abstract: 23,584. Suter, r. W. Oct. 30. Gauntlets.-To protect the hand from injury when a brush is used, a soft casing b is attached around the edge of the brush back a so as to envelop the hand, and padded. It may be made detachable or otherwise and provided at d with a metallic band with studs e to fasten the casing to a gauntlet f on the arm.
Patent GB-190325760-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Friction Clutches.
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
Filed: 1903-11-25
Granted: 1904-01-07
Abstract: 25,760. Johnson, J. Y., [Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co.]. Nov. 25. Sewing-machine stopping-gear.-Relates to friction clutches for driving sewing-machines. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 2, the bracket 1 is secured to the underside of the table and has arms 2, 3, in the lower ends of which the shaft 4 is secured by set-screws 5, 6. The driven pulley or wheel 7 is supported on ball bearings, the parts of which comprise a sleeve 8 fitting the shaft and provided with a coned flange 9 at one end, a collar 11 being fitted at the opposite end and secured by setscrews. Corresponding bearing-rings 14, 15 are fitted to the hub of the pulley to bear against balls 10, 12 respectively. The driving-pulley 20 is provided with similar bearings, and is pressed into contact with a leather or similar ring on the pulley 7 by means of a pivoted lever 30, which is forked to embrace the shaft 4 and bears against the end of the sleeve 21. The arm 33 is connected to a treadle or other operating-means, and the arm 31 carries a brake block 32 engaging the pulley 7. A spring placed between the pulleys normally presses them apart. In a modification, the shaft 4 is free to move longitudinally, and the operating-lever 30 bears against the end of the shaft. In a second arrangement, the shaft moves longitudinally, and the driven pulley bears directly upon the shaft and has ball bearings only at the outer end, or each pulley may bear directly on the shaft and have ball bearings at one end only. In the modifications, the lower end of one or both arms has removable caps to facilitate getting the shaft into position.
Patent GB-190326893-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tubular Peat Collectors.
Inventor: MILNE WILLIAM ATKINSON
Filed: 1903-12-08
Granted: 1904-03-24
Abstract: 26,893. Milne, W. A. Dec. 8. Peat.-A form of mouth for a tubular peat collector is shown in perspective in Fig. 1 and in section in Fig. 3. The mouthpiece B is attached to the end of the tube A by a swivel joint a, b, c. The sides are inclined so as to form an elongated opening, which is provided with an extension piece B<3>, with strengthening-bars B'. A frame D is secured to the mouth, and to it are fixed the braces E. The monthpiece F is pivoted by a bolt G to the extension piece B<3>, and is provided with arcuate end portions f, to allow it a rocking motion. The runners H, which consist of sheet metal with angle-iron reinforcings, are adjustably attached by bolts to the ends of the mouthpiece. The bolts J are secured to levers I and slide in slots in the runners, the levers being held by notches in the strip h<6>. Two curved lips K are secured to the mouthpiece by hinges and to the runners by bolts k.
Patent GB-190403054-A (GB)
Title: Improved Haulage Clip.
Inventor: SYLVESTER WALTER
Filed: 1904-02-08
Granted: 1904-12-15
Abstract: 3054. Sylvester, W., and Weaver, C. H. Feb. 8. Rope grips.-A grip is designed to cause a minimum of injury to the rope, to be capable of ready detachment on emergency, and is fitted with means for preventing detachment due to jerks and means for adjustment for wear. The jaws are formed on two parts A, B, slidable one on the other, and are forced together by means of a disc D working in a recess in the part B, and mounted eccentrically on a pin E in the part A, the disc forming part of an arm C to which the truck is connected. To increase the grip, the disc may project slightly into the jaw B as shown, or there may be a slight upward swell on the jaw A. Relaxation of the grip is prevented by a pawl J engaging teeth on the arm C, and sideway detachment of the rope by a plate K guided in the part B and closing the open side of the jaws under the action of a pin L on the disc D. The bearing for the disc D is formed by a square block F, which slides in a horizontal slot in the part A, and which is either formed integral with the pin E, as shown, or has a hole for a pin formed integral with the disc D. The pin in the first case or the hole in the second, is slightly eccentric to the block, so that the latter can be turned to bring the jaws nearer together. The parts A, B are connected by readily detachable dovetail strips, or the dovetail guides are integral and the block F and pin E are then held in place by a readily-detachable plate N.
Patent GB-190404483-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Separating Dust or similar Matter from Chaff and similar Fibrous Materials.
Inventor: PATCHETT JAMES CHARNOCK
Filed: 1904-02-23
Granted: 1904-12-31
Abstract: 4483. Patchett, J. C. Feb. 23. Sifting and separating chaff &c.-In apparatus for separating dust &c. from chaff and like fibrous materials, the chaff &c. is drawn into a chamber A through the inlet B by an exhaust fan H mounted on the end of a shaft J supported in bearings K. A fixed semi-cylindrical screen D in the chamber is kept clear by adjustable brushes S carried by the arms P of a sleeve N on the shaft, the brushes being set at an inclination to the shaft so as to move the deposited chaff towards the outlet F. The stretchers R of the brushes may carry a helical plate U to act as a beater. The light dust is drawn through a fixed screen L kept clear by a brush M on the shaft J and passes out at the exhaust outlet V, while the heavy dust passes the screen D into a hopper Wand the clean chaff is delivered at the outlet F. The outlets F, X are provided with weighted flaps Y which open when a certain weight of chaff &c. rests upon them. By providing one half of the screen D with larger perforations than the other half, the heavy dust and short chaff may be collected in hoppers E, W<1>, respectively, and the long chaff at the outlet F, or the heavy dust and short chaff may be discharged together, an adjustable semi-cylindrical plate being then placed over the smaller perforations of the screen D.
Patent GB-190406145-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Tile for Roof Ridges and the like.
Inventor: WILKINSON ARTHUR GROSVENOR
Filed: 1904-03-14
Granted: 1905-01-12
Abstract: 6145. Wilkinson, A. G., and Sharples, C. March 14. Coping-tiles ; roofing-tiles.-A tile for roof hips or ridges, or for wall tops, is formed of the section shown, and is provided with a projecting end C adapted to interlock with the adjacent tile. The lower edges are formed with fillets f, which engage under the adjacent projections C. A drainage groove d and nail hole e are provided. The lower edge of the projection C may be cut away to facilitate adjustment.
Patent GB-190413233-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Fire Tongs.
Inventor: OGILVY WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-06-11
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 13,233. Ogilvy, W. June 11. Fire-tongs.-The arms of brass and other firetongs are connected by pivot joints in which the side cheeks are connected rigidly, generally by casting them in one with the handle, so as to prevent side play. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the arm 1 and the handle connection 2 are cast in one with the side cheeks and the boss 5 of the pivot, with which the recessed head 7 of the arm 6 is engaged. The parts are secured by the screw 10 and the filling-piece 8. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the head 15 is secured by a pin or rivet 16 passed through side cheeks 4 integral with the arm 1. Fig. 7 shows another form in which the boss 17 is slotted for the passage of the pin 10, and Fig. 8* shows a filling-piece 8 secured by a lug 32 entering a recess in the arm 1, and a pin 31 connecting the side cheeks 4. Fig. 9 shows a modification in which the lug 21 on the arm 1, and the pivot 17 on the arm 6, are secured by a filling-piece 20 ; the side cheeks are cast with the handle 2 or with the piece 20. Fig. 16 shows a spring hinge, the spring 28 being slipped into a notch 29.
Patent GB-190413830-A (GB)
Title: Improved Screen for Motor Cars.
Inventor: DRAKE BERNARD MERVYN
Filed: 1904-06-18
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 13,830. Drake, B. M. June 18. Motor road vehicles.-A wind screen for motor cars consists of a fabric b in which panels f of celluloid are placed, or the whole may consist of celluloid or other flexible transparent material. The screen is supported by a telescoping frame c and cross,bars e, and is attached, if a roof is required, to the hood. The screen is arranged to roll upon a roller, fixed either to the dashboard or to the hood.
Patent GB-190415268-A (GB)
Title: Improved Combined Potato Planter and Artificial Manure Distributer.
Inventor: NEAVERSON ROBERT
Filed: 1904-07-08
Granted: 1905-07-06
Abstract: 15,268. Neaverson, R., and Sycamore, E. July 8. Potatoplanters ; manuring.-Relates to a machine in which the four operations of drawing-out the furrows, planting the potatoes, distributing artificial manure broadcast or in rows, and filling up the furrows are performed simultaneously. The front part of the frame a is loosely mounted on a standard b, connected to the axle c of the front wheels d and carrying a pulley e. The furrows are made by breasts g and are filled up by breasts h. The outside breasts h are held up alternately by pins j so as only partly to fill the outside furrow, which acts as a guide and is completely filled on the return traverse. The potatoes are discharged from the hoppers o by cups n on discs m. The cups pass through curved tubes q and tubular extensionsp of the hoppers. One cup leaves the extension p as the next enters it, and the potatoes fall on to the backs of the cups in the tube q. The cups n, extensions p, and tubes q are preferably perforated. Behind each potato hopper o is a manure hopper r, which is fitted with a stirrer s, sliding on inclined pieces 3, and with a roller t to distribute the manure broadcast or into funnels leading to the furrows. The stirrer s is reciprocated by a cam on the axis of the roller t, which is driven by chain gearing. The roller is provided with scrapers 1, and the hopper is fitted with a discharge-regulating slide 2. The rear travelling wheels 4 are mounted on cranked axles ; or the axles 5, Fig. 3, are mounted in cranks 6 fixed to a shaft 7. The rear part of the frame is raised and the depth of work adjusted by rotating the shaft 7 by means of a lever 21, pawl 22, and ratchet 19, a locking-pawl 23 being provided. The front part of the frame is lifted at the same time by a chain 20 connected to a pulley attached to the wheel 19. The wheels m and rollers t are driven by a chain from the wheel 8, Fig. 3, a jockey wheel being provided to take up slack. The combined spur and sprocket wheel 8 is driven by the spur-wheel 9, which is automatically clutched to the hub of the travelling wheel, when the machine is lowered into work and the crank 6 becomes horizontal, by a fork 13 on a spring-controlled pin 14, the head 17 of which slides in a curved slot in an inclined plate 16. The spring 18 moves the clutch out of gear when the crank 6 is moved into the vertical position shown. The machine may be adapted to plant any number of rows, and may be propelled by horse or motor. Coulters may be employed to fill up the furrows.
Patent GB-190418777-A (GB)
Title: Mud Gun for Filling Iron Notches of Blast Furnaces.
Inventor: MCCARTHY FELIX
Filed: 1904-08-30
Granted: 1904-10-13
Abstract: 18,777. McCarthy, F. Aug. 30. Blast and cupola furnaces.-A clay gun for stopping tap holes consists of a steam cylinder 5, Fig. 5, connected to a charge cylinder 3 and nozzle 4, suspended from a radial arm 16, Figs. 2 and 3. The recoil of the gun on discharge is prevented by arms 42 on a crank shaft 41, abutting ears 27 on the gun. At one end, the shaft 41 carries a crank 43 jointed to an arm 44 pivoted at 45 to a cylinder 46 arranged to slide vertically on the steam pipe 47 provided with steam ports on either side of a fixed piston, so that the cylinder 46 may be raised or lowered by admitting steam to the upper or lower side of the piston by means of a four-way cock 23, Figs. 2 and 3. The steam in the cylinder forms a recoil buffer and holds the nozzle 4 firmlv in the tap hole. To prevent suction when the gun is withdrawn, a plate valve 26, raised or lowered by a pivoted lever 29, is provided between the clay cylinder 3 and nozzle 4. Steam is admitted to either side of the piston 6 by another four-way cock 23. Air, gas, or water may be used instead of steam in the cylinder 46.